Why Were the Portuguese and Other Europeans Motivated to Find

Multiple Choice

Why were the Portuguese and other Europeans motivated to find new routes to Asia?

A) They were responding to the conquest of Constantinople and the rise of Ottoman power in the Mediterranean.
B) They were responding to the Black Death, which had made their old trade routes too dangerous to use.
C) They needed a new source of gold and silver and believed it could be found in Asia.
D) They wanted to establish a closer relationship with the Chinese and learn more about their agricultural techniques.